[Shotimes] Rear floor soaked

[Ian Fisher]

Why not replace the seal? It would take 2 seconds. :)

Ian

--- shewitt <shewitt@hypercon.net> wrote:

> Richard,
> 
> I've noticed on my 95 when I wash it sometimes I can
> get a small amount of water in through the top seal
> where the right rear door meets the roof.  I've
> assumed the rubber seal has gotten weak over the
> years and with a little pressure water will pass
> right through.  It gets on the seat & rug.  Never
> had a problem with rain in the 95.
> 
> I assume one possible fix would be to adjust the
> door hinge so the top of the door is tighter when
> closed.  My old 86 Taurus had the same problem with
> the front drivers door when it rained.  I adjusted
> the door hinge (definately a 2 person job!) and it
> fixed it then.  THat was only about 12 years ago!
> 
> Scot H
> 95 Red MTX - 69k
> 
> ---------- Original Message
> ----------------------------------
> From: "Adams at work" <rtadams@itsnet.com>
> Date:  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:49:16 -0700
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >My '95 MTX SHO passenger side floor has been soaked
> all winter. Snow sits on
> >the car and melts off eventually. No signs in the
> interior where water could
> >be coming from. I had been sopping it up with a
> towel, leaving windows open
> >on sunny days, hoping for a miracle. Yesterday I
> ripped the seat bench, back
> >and the soaked soundproofing stuff out. Just the
> bottom "well" under the
> >passenger seat was soaked, must have leaked from
> there down to the carpet
> >well. The long seatbelt looked wet and there was a
> remnant of a puddle on
> >the leather seat bench. The seat back was dry, the
> seat bottom inner foam
> >was wet, wire frame rusted some. The head liner
> shows no signs of water,
> >even at the back, nor near the sunroof. The other
> floors and seats are dry.
> >The rear door and trunk weather stripping still are
> intact.
> >
> >I have electrical-taped around the sunroof and the
> top seal of the rear
> >window and I'm about to hose it down with someone
> inside and the back seat
> >still out to watch. But it needs to be a little
> more above freezing before I
> >go for it. I can see with the right read door open
> that a leak there could
> >seep down onto the floor and under the seat bench,
> but how could it soak the
> >seatbelt and bench top?  Any other ideas or similar
> experiences you could
> >share?
> >
> >Richard Adams
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